The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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